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Funeral Held for Fallen Dalton Soldier

May 24th, 2013
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Family and friends paid their final respects to a soldier from Massachusetts killed in Afghanistan. A funeral Mass with full military honors for U.S. Army Spc. Mitchell Daehling was held on Friday at St. Agnes Church...

UK Arrests 2 Men Over Incident with Pakistan Plane

May 24th, 2013
By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD and DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft...

Jersey Shore Reopens for 1st Post-Sandy Summer

May 24th, 2013
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez) By WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to...

East Longmeadow Man Charged with Child Rape

May 24th, 2013
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WGGB) -- An East Longmeadow man is behind bars, charged with raping a child. 24-year-old Matthew Tannen was arrested...

Obama Balances Threats Against Americans’ Rights

May 24th, 2013
President Barack Obama pauses as his speech is interrupted by CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social...

Jury in Arias Case Gives Up After No Consensus

May 24th, 2013
Jodi Arias stands as the jury is excused after the verdict for sentencing was declared a hung jury for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona...

Friday’s News on the Go 5/24

May 24th, 2013
(WGGB) -- ABC40's Tom Lewis and Emily Volz bring you the latest information on today's top stories with your News on the...

Britain Braces for Possible Copycat Attacks

May 24th, 2013
A woman blows a kiss as she lays a floral tribute in memory of the victim outside the Royal Artillery Barracks near the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, Thursday, May 23, 2013. A member of armed forces was attacked and killed...

Boston Bombing Suspect’s Hearing Rescheduled Again

May 24th, 2013
(Photo: FBI via AP) BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has rescheduled a probable cause hearing for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv). U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler on Thursday...

Defense Releases Photos, Texts of Trayvon Martin

May 24th, 2013
Trayvon Martin (AP) -- Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, smoking pot and being forced to move out of his mother's house because of trouble at...

Emergency Landing Closes Both Heathrow Runways

May 24th, 2013
LONDON (AP) -- London's Heathrow Airport says both of its runways have been closed after a British Airways plane made an emergency landing. Heathrow officials say passengers were evacuated safely Friday morning. British Airways says more...

Interstate Bridge Collapses in NW Wash.; People in Water

May 23rd, 2013
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water. Trooper Mark Francis says the four-lane bridge collapsed...

Vigil Held For Edwin Simonetty and Shela Wheeler In Springfield

May 23rd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Two local families who lost loved ones in deadly pedestrian accidents came together Thursday night for a candle light vigil. The families of Edwin Simonetty and Shela Wheeler met for the first time at the...

Wanted: Latonya Holmes

May 23rd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Police say one night this past January, 25-year-old Latonya Holmes just couldn't see eye-to-eye with her twin sister. "They had a vicious argument, which turned into where Latonya grabbed a knife and assaulted...

Rough Night for Local Hell’s Kitchen Contestant, Mary Poehnelt

May 23rd, 2013
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WGGB) -- Tonight's episode of Hell's Kitchen didn't start off too well for local Chef Mary Poehnelt. In the challenge the chefs had to show off their talents cooking international cuisine. Mary had to cook Indian food...

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